तुम्बाड
A Tale of Greed Beyond Fear.
India, 1918. On the outskirts of Tumbbad, a cursed village where it always rains, Vinayak, along with his mother and his brother, care of a mysterious old woman who keeps the secret of an ancestral treasure that Vinayak gets obsessed with.
Tumbbad (2018) is a fantasy and horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve, released on October 12, 2018 with a runtime of 1h 53m. It stars Sohum Shah, Mohammad Samad, Harsh K. and Jyoti Malshe. Viewers rate it 7.6 out of 10 across 349 ratings.
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Sohum Shah
as Vinayak Rao
Mohammad Samad
as Pandurang / Grandmother
Harsh K.
as Hastar
Jyoti Malshe
as Vinayak's Mother
Dhundiraj Prabhakar Jogalekar
as Young Vinayak
Rudra Soni
as Sadashiv
Madhav Hari Joshi
as Sarkar
Piyush Kaushik
as Grandmother Tree
Anita Date-Kelkar
as Vaidehi
Deepak Damle
as Raghav
Cameron Anderson
as British Officer Cooper
Ronjini Chakraborty
as Vinayak's Mistress
Directed by Rahi Anil Barve, written by Vishal Dadlani, Sanyukta Kaza and Shekhar Ravjiani, produced by Mukesh Shah, Amita Shah and Sohum Shah.
Average viewer score of 7.6/10 from 349 ratings.
As a unique historical fantasy film coming out of India, ‘Tumbbad’ is a triumph for the filmmakers and a high-point for Hindi horror cinema. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-tumbbad-visually-rich-hindi-horror Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/revelation for more Revelation Perth International Film Festival reviews.
Reviewed on July 26, 2019
A **very** atypical Hindi film in that it is both a fantasy and a horror. It is a well-told fable about greed. Totally worth the watch!
Reviewed on February 3, 2022
<em>'Tumbbad'</em> is very good folk horror fare. It's a movie that feels unusual for what Bollywood tends to offer, at least the sorta films that I've checked out from this part of the world. Aside from the evidently irremovable music interlude, it felt different - a good different. I would say that the story gets a bit underwhelming across the middle portion, though the opening chunk and final moments are…
Reviewed on April 18, 2025
*Tumbbad* understands that greed becomes much more interesting when it stops looking like a character flaw and starts looking like a family trade. Vinayak Rao does not stumble into a cursed treasure and immediately lose his mind. He learns the system. Descend into the earth. Distract Hastar with food. Take a little gold. Get out. Repeat. What begins as an encounter with something forbidden gradually becomes a…
Reviewed on August 23, 2026
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The main cast of Tumbbad (2018) includes Sohum Shah, Mohammad Samad, Harsh K., Jyoti Malshe and Dhundiraj Prabhakar Jogalekar. The film was directed by Rahi Anil Barve. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Tumbbad was released on October 12, 2018 and runs for 1h 53m.
Tumbbad (2018) holds an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from 349 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy fantasy and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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